Dierhagen

Dierhagen is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Location
Dierhagen is on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. The district is surrounded by the Baltic Sea to the north and northwest and the Saaler Bodden to the east and southeast.

Dierhagen has six districts:
 * Dierhagen Dorf
 * Dierhagen Strand, a 7-km-long beach with fine white sand
 * Dierhagen Ost
 * Neuhaus
 * Dändorf
 * Körkwitz

History
Dierhagen was founded in 1311 when German settlers expanded their territory into the area of Ribnitz (moved eastward).

Notable residents

 * Egon Krenz, who briefly served as the leader of East Germany in 1989, has lived in the town since 2003.